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DVD interference
barry7767
09-07-2003
Ive got my dvd connected into my video thus enabling me to watch dvd's around the house thru the video link. However, there seems to be an awful lot of interference (which is highly evident on menu screens etc) in the background. I know from a previous portable tv that unplugging the aerial cable sorts this out. I just wondered if there is any other way of sorting it as on my large tv its too much hassle tp keep doing this.
mpark
09-07-2003
Make sure you're using good quality SCART cables with individual screening. The cheapy weedy thin ones have very little shielding and can be prone to picking up intereference.

You don't have to go for the £75 all-singing all-dancing ones, just decent thick ones which says on the packet that they've got individual screening/shielding.

Murray
Orbitalzone
09-07-2003
I'd do as mentioned above ....

BUT If you're really cheap, broke or curious.. you can cure this problem by making your scart lead 1 way instead of 2 way.

Open the scart plug that goes into the TV.. locate the wire going to pin 19, cut the wire to that pin, tape it up to stop it touching other pins, refit cable.

Pin 19 outputs analogue tuner signals via the scart, so your TV outs BBC1, BBC2, ITV etc even if you're watching the AV inputs. The outputted signal gets picked back up on the incoming signals from Sky, DVD or video and gets superimposed on your AV input.
comicsansserif
10-07-2003
Orbitalzone has almost certainly identified your problem. I've given the same advice on many similar threads.

One way to check if that's your problem before cuting the wire is to first turn your TV onto an untuned channel before the DVD. It will then just pick up snow rather than a picture. The interference should then dissappear, but the picture will look slightly grainy because of the snow. Check by choosing a tuned channel to see if you can see the interefernce again. If you can, cut the wire to permanently remove the problem.

You can still get the problem with the best of cables. The reason being that the pins in the plugs and connections to the sockets in the equipment are not screened and I believe this is were "cross talk" occurs.
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